The National Insurance Association (NIA) is the largest organization representing African American owned and operated insurance companies.

History

In 1921, 60 men representing 13 African American owned insurance companies met at the home office of

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to found the National Negro Insurance Association. C. C. Spaulding was elected the organization's first president. In the 1950s, the name of the organization was changed to the National Insurance Association. Past presidents of the organization include Theodore A. Jones, former director of the

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and George A. Beavers Jr., board chairman of the

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References

{{Authority control African-American professional organizations Organizations established in 1921 Organizations based in Durham, North Carolina